“DOJ eyes Florida voter roll purge of non-U.S. citizens”
Politico reports.
Category Archives: Department of Justice
“Justice Department Demands Florida Stop Purging Voter Rolls”
TPM: “The Justice Department sent a letter to Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner Thursday evening demanding the state cease purging its voting rolls because the process it is using has not been cleared under the Voting Rights Act,… Continue reading
“Abbott drops opposition to depositions in voter ID case”
Austin American Statesman: “In an effort to move to trial more quickly, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has quietly dropped his opposition to the Department of Justice’s request to take depositions from state lawmakers in the voter identification case.”
“Victory in Shelby County v. Holder: D.C. Circuit Issues 2-1 Ruling Upholding the Voting Rights Act”
David Gans blogs.
Quote of the Day: John Edwards Edition
“This case is so far off the rails, it literally makes me angry.”
–Ken Gross, quoted in a Bloomberg BNA article, “Prosecution of Edwards Highlights Gaps
Between DOJ, FEC on Campaign Finance Law.”
Read the Don Siegelman Reply to Cert Petition Opposition
“Bread, Circuses, and the Edwards Prosecution”
Important Scott Horton piece at Harper‘s:
The DOJ’s public-integrity prosecutions have careened in recent years from one humiliation to the next, with little thought for the damage the department is doing to the law or to its own reputation. First… Continue reading
“Justice bars analyst from Mississippi cases after Facebook post calling state ‘disgusting'”
FOX News: “The Justice Department has blocked one of its civil rights analysts from dealing with all matters Mississippi after the employee apparently described the state as ‘disgusting and shameful’ on Facebook — comments that drew a rebuke Tuesday… Continue reading
Texas Responds on Voter ID Delay
House Judiciary Committee Report Criticizes DOJ Handling of Voter ID Claims
See pages 6-7 of this report (via RNLA blog).
“Status conference set in Texas voter ID case; court says ‘disinclined’ to delay July trial”
Texas Redistricting reports.
“U.S. Department of Justice OK’s Florida’s propsed changes to legislative and congressional districts”
The Orlando Sentinel reports.
“State of Texas says July trial in voter ID case possible; says DOJ/intervenors seeking delay so law can’t be used in 2012”
Texas Redistricting reports.
Major Judicial Slapdown of South Carolina in Voter ID Challenge
Check out the concurring opinion of Judge Bates (joined by Judge Kollar-Kotelly) but not Judge Kavanaugh in this scheduling order. It begins on page 10.
It sounds like South Carolina’s litigation of this case so far has been a disaster.… Continue reading